Deadline: 23-Oct-2025
The Dunbeg Community Benefit Fund offers a valuable funding window for grassroots activity within a six-mile radius of the wind-farm site between Limavady and Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
Managed by Community Foundation Northern Ireland on behalf of Gaelectric (now CGN Europe), the fund is designed to ensure that the surrounding communities of the wind-farm enjoy not only environmental benefits but also meaningful social and economic uplift.
Eligible local organisations—voluntary groups, charities, or community foundations operating within the designated area—can apply for grants of up to £6,000, subject to project scope and budget.
Projects should address one or more of the fund’s key priorities: strengthening community cohesion and engagement; promoting energy efficiency and sustainability; delivering social, cultural or sporting benefits; improving training and education opportunities; and offering environmental or economic benefits to the local community.
This opportunity is especially suited to groups aiming to improve utilisation of community venues, launch environmental or conservation projects, organise cultural or youth-focused activities, or develop schemes that support rural connectivity and capacity-building. The specific geographic parameter makes it particularly tailored to supporting initiatives that are deeply anchored in the local community around the wind-farm site.
For organisations operating in the Limavady and Coleraine area, this fund represents a chance to secure modest yet meaningful financial support. With funding designed to catalyse local participation and community development while aligning with sustainability goals, the Dunbeg Fund forms part of a broader commitment to local empowerment and civic engagement in Northern Ireland’s rural areas.
For more information, visit The Community Foundation Northern Ireland.